A neck ring with stone weights shaped like loaves of bread,16th/17th century. The "bread loaves" of light limestone,connected to each other and to a hinged neck ring by wrought iron chain links. Size of the loaves varying between 11, and 28 cm. Bakers,who did not fulfil the city magistrate's requirements regarding the weight and quality of their goods,were sentenced to wear such chains in public,historic,historical,,17th century,16th century,instrument of torture,torture device,instruments of torture,torture devices,object,objects,stills,cl,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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Keywords: 16th, 17th, bread, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, device, devices, instrument, instruments, loaves, neck, object, objects, ring, shaped, stills, stone, torture, weights